Cognitive Services Speech Services now offers a neural text-to-speech capability in preview. Use this capability to deploy voices to apps that are nearly indistinguishable from the human voice. The neural text-to-speech capability enables you to make interactions with chatbots and virtual assistants more natural and engaging, to convert digital text such as e-books into audiobooks, and to enhance vehicle navigation systems.

To learn more about this capability in preview, please read our announcement blog and visit the product webpage. For details on discounts available during preview, visit the Speech Services pricing page